Unit 2: News Review How to use the language from the latest news stories

Session 18

Would you like to travel to space in a second-hand rocket? An American company's hoping this will be the future of space tourism. Neil and Catherine teach you the language the world's media is using to discuss this story.

Sessions in this unit

Session 18 score

Activity 1

News Review

Used rocket launched into space

An American company has launched a used rocket into space for the first time. Spacex wants to revolutionise space travel and – eventually – make it possible for people to live on other planets. They have been searching for ways to make this more affordable. One those ways is to use rockets that have already flown.

Language challenge

An old-fashioned name for a UFO – Unidentified Flying Object – is a flying ______.